Age, growth and shell morphometrics of the gastropod Monodonta dama (Neritidae:Prosobranchia) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 843-847

  Ismail, Naim S ^a   Elkarmi, Ali Z ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Gulf of Aqaba; Jordan; Monodonta; Red Sea; Shell morphometrics

Indexed keywords

DAMA; GASTROPODA; MONODONTA; NERITIDAE; PROSOBRANCHIA;

EID: 33745306893     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.843.847     Document Type: Article

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